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The genus Schaereria Körb. in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2023

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Gintaras Kantvilas*
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Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, P.O. Box 5058, UTAS LPO, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005, Australia
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Abstract

Five species of Schaereria Körb. are known to occur in Australia (including Tasmania). The new species S. australis Kantvilas is described from alpine Tasmania and New South Wales; it is characterized by a thallus lacking lichen substances, apothecia with only brown pigments, and ellipsoid, uniseriate ascospores, 10−17 × 6−9 μm. Also treated are: S. bullata Kantvilas, endemic to Tasmania; S. dolodes (Nyl. ex Hasse) Schmull & T. Sprib., first described from North America and recorded here for the first time from the Southern Hemisphere (Tasmania); the bipolar S. fuscocinerea (Nyl.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux and the Australian endemic S. xerophila Rambold & H. Mayrhofer, both recorded for the first time from Tasmania. The species are illustrated and an identification key is provided.

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Ascomycetesbiodiversitylichensnew speciesTasmaniataxonomy
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The Lichenologist , Volume 55 , Special Issue 5: Special issue dedicated to Professor Pier Luigi Nimis , September 2023 , pp. 297 - 303
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the British Lichen Society

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